421.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 47'. Sat, 13 Jan 2029 at 02:32 EDT (1,641 days away) in Sagittarius

422.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 09 Jan 2029 at 20:41 EDT (1,637 days away) in Capricornus

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Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy passes perihelion Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 09 Jan 2029 (1,637 days away) in Orion

424.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°52'. Mon, 08 Jan 2029 at 02:38 EDT (1,636 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 07 Jan 2029 at 22:33 EDT (1,635 days away) in Virgo

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sun, 07 Jan 2029 at 08:26 EDT (1,635 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°32'. Sat, 06 Jan 2029 at 19:27 EDT (1,634 days away) in Virgo

428.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 05 Jan 2029 at 07:25 EDT (1,633 days away) in Aries

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Thu, 04 Jan 2029 at 23:16 EDT (1,633 days away) in Sextans

430.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2029 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 03 Jan 2029 (1,631 days away) in Bootes

431.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 02 Jan 2029 at 13:13 EDT (1,630 days away) in Pisces

432.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 02 Jan 2029 at 07:03 EDT (1,630 days away) in Capricornus

433.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 01 Jan 2029 (1,630 days away) in Sagittarius

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The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 01 Jan 2029 (1,629 days away) in Canis Major

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Asia, Russia, Africa, north-western Canada, Oceania, Europe, Greenland and Alaska. Sun, 31 Dec 2028 at 11:52 EDT (1,628 days away) in Gemini

436.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 31 Dec 2028 at 11:48 EDT (1,628 days away) in Gemini

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sun, 31 Dec 2028 at 03:23 EDT (1,628 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 30 Dec 2028 at 22:30 EDT (1,627 days away) in Sagittarius

439.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 29 Dec 2028 (1,626 days away) in Monoceros

440.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 28 Dec 2028 (1,625 days away) in Monoceros